I am so happy to offer your family the opportunity to learn another language! Multilingual Chicago, an amazing language school in our great neighborhood of Logan Square, will offer one lucky reader a month of classes (a value of $95). Read...

Can't afford that wished for tropical vacay this winter? Watch the colorful fish swirl around the Caribbean Reef or trek to see the anacondas of the Amazon Rising without even setting foot at O'Hare by checking out the Shedd Aquarium during Community Discount Week, from Sunday, Jan. 16 through Friday, Jan. 21 Read...

Today I'm happy to share an idea for using gum wrappers - yes, gum wrappers - to decorate your holiday packages (see below). And to help you generate some empty gum wrappers, the kind folks at Wrigley have offered me 5 boxes of Wrigley gum to share with one lucky reader! Read...